Collections of biographies from different denominations were a specific literary genre of German Pietism. They played a decisive role in the circulation of Catholic spiritual literature of the late Middle Ages and early modern age in the German Protestant world. It was a process of Kulturtransfer that allowed writings and biographies to cross confessional and linguistic barriers, thus becoming part of the cultural heritage of contexts other than those of origin. The essay analyses the collection Das Leben der Gläubigen (1701) by the radical pietist G. Arnold, focusing in particular on the Catholic biographies and the ‘impartial’ perspective adopted by the author.

“I santi sono nostri amici, e noi dovremmo seguirli”. Sante vite nella raccolta Das Leben der Gläubigen di Gottfried Arnold (1701)

Adelisa MALENA
2024-01-01

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Collections of biographies from different denominations were a specific literary genre of German Pietism. They played a decisive role in the circulation of Catholic spiritual literature of the late Middle Ages and early modern age in the German Protestant world. It was a process of Kulturtransfer that allowed writings and biographies to cross confessional and linguistic barriers, thus becoming part of the cultural heritage of contexts other than those of origin. The essay analyses the collection Das Leben der Gläubigen (1701) by the radical pietist G. Arnold, focusing in particular on the Catholic biographies and the ‘impartial’ perspective adopted by the author.
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